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host: of the independent line, rick, from new york. caller: this does not surprise me. this already was known in the election. the president of the united states is a demagogue, who unfortunately has pushed the republicans all the way to the end. john boehner had no other choice but to tell the caucus, "nothing i could do." the democrats did not want to support the plan that john boehner put forth. obviously. host: sorry to interrupt you. what you think about some of what the republicans have been saying in the house? not taking up the speaker's plan b, that he had proposed. caller: today, i read in "the washington post," that it is obvious that the republicans -- not only the so-called tea party. i understand that he did not have 217 votes for his plan to pass. they took away -- he was given one year to obama to continue to spend a and spend. one year to increase the debt ceiling. one more year. how in the world anybody is going to support that? i supported it at the beginning. i supported the plan b that boehner put forward, but i could not support it when i am going
host: of the independent line, rick, from new york. caller: this does not surprise me. this already was known in the election. the president of the united states is a demagogue, who unfortunately has pushed the republicans all the way to the end. john boehner had no other choice but to tell the caucus, "nothing i could do." the democrats did not want to support the plan that john boehner put forth. obviously. host: sorry to interrupt you. what you think about some of what the...
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i went to work for john lindsay who is running for mayor of new york. i went down to the liberal party to work for him i was handed out leaflets on the street corner in new york. some woman thought this was cute, this little boy handing out leaflets and chest and why and i made the case for john lindsay and got an early start on my political consulting career and made the case against his opponent as well. she said that is so cute and she handed me a box of pastry, a white box with string, and it took a back to the liberal party headquarters and we opened it up and there was all these doughnuts and a wad of $10 bills. in one of my early lessons and politics, the district's lawyer grabbed the mom -- grab the money and said you can keep the donuts. [laughter] >> david axelrod to night on his life in politics. at 10:45, growing up in the white house with susan ford bales and lynda robb. >> house speaker john boehner let the capitol christmas tree. this year's tree is from the colorado white national forest. >> good evening, everyone. and welcome to the 48t
i went to work for john lindsay who is running for mayor of new york. i went down to the liberal party to work for him i was handed out leaflets on the street corner in new york. some woman thought this was cute, this little boy handing out leaflets and chest and why and i made the case for john lindsay and got an early start on my political consulting career and made the case against his opponent as well. she said that is so cute and she handed me a box of pastry, a white box with string, and...
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thank you. >> the florida history and literary culture of new york's capital city, albany on american history tv and c-span 3. next, live, your comments on "washington journal." can we will hear from bradley manning, who is accused of nasa securities violations in the wikileaks case. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 and they will say that is precedent. >> they decided on the indiana case that it was constitutional for them to establish id. they did not say that all of those states were -- >> let me finish. you misrepresented what i said. the supreme court is the law of the land. >> when i hear these accusations that voter i.t. laws disproportionately affect minorities, it -- voter id lost disproportionately affect minorities, it says there is something wrong here. white people can get voter id. what are we telling black people? that we are not good enough? we always have to make special -- there has to be a specialness when we deal with minorities because they are too feeble minded and we have to make concessions for them because they cannot follow the rules l
thank you. >> the florida history and literary culture of new york's capital city, albany on american history tv and c-span 3. next, live, your comments on "washington journal." can we will hear from bradley manning, who is accused of nasa securities violations in the wikileaks case. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 and they will say that is precedent. >> they decided on the indiana case that it was constitutional for them to establish id....
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yorkers, new york families, new york homeowners and new york business owners. this is a very important first step because it will allow the money for homes to start being rebuilt, it will allow the army corps to do their projects and allow small businesses to fix their businesses again. we all rallied to that area of the country that's what we've always done. that's what we asked our colleagues to do. this is a very strong bipartisan vote. we have 12 republicans join us in this bill. i think that sends a very strong signal to the house of representatives to speaker boehner that this is a bipartisan piece of legislation that represent what is' best in america that we as neighbor to neighbor will stand to those who are in need in their time of need. so i be siege the house of representatives to vote on this bill, an up or down vote. let the house members vote their conscience and know that they can do what's right and stand by those who have suffered gravely. >> i want to thank some people. the appropriations committee did an amazing job. kirsten and i labeled he
yorkers, new york families, new york homeowners and new york business owners. this is a very important first step because it will allow the money for homes to start being rebuilt, it will allow the army corps to do their projects and allow small businesses to fix their businesses again. we all rallied to that area of the country that's what we've always done. that's what we asked our colleagues to do. this is a very strong bipartisan vote. we have 12 republicans join us in this bill. i think...
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i will yield to joe crowley of new york. >> in politics, it is not a zero sum game. the least, that is my belief. it ought not be. we need to work together. there is no partisan path toward a solution. every solution facing our nation's problems must be done in a bipartisan way. that means that neither side gets 100% of what they are looking to achieve. what we saw last night was really an abdication of the process. the president has been working in good faith with speaker boehner, continues to what to do that. it is my hope we can come back to the table and continue to work with the president to work out a solution. what we have seen is something we have observed from our side of the aisle for the last four years. the republican caucus, whether the minority or majority, refused to work with our side of the aisle. the people of this election spoke otherwise. they want to see us working together. they want to see us lead him to the 113 congress, working in a more bipartisan way. i would like to turn it over to the ranking member of the budget committee, an ally in the
i will yield to joe crowley of new york. >> in politics, it is not a zero sum game. the least, that is my belief. it ought not be. we need to work together. there is no partisan path toward a solution. every solution facing our nation's problems must be done in a bipartisan way. that means that neither side gets 100% of what they are looking to achieve. what we saw last night was really an abdication of the process. the president has been working in good faith with speaker boehner,...
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i just came from queens, new york, hurricane victims. they do not have any jobs. they are out there helping their neighbors. they want to do something for their community. i was watching that and compelled to say, if these people are willing to risk things -- they lost their homes -- what can i do to help them? >> thank you. john michaelson. proposing a new idea and the possibility
i just came from queens, new york, hurricane victims. they do not have any jobs. they are out there helping their neighbors. they want to do something for their community. i was watching that and compelled to say, if these people are willing to risk things -- they lost their homes -- what can i do to help them? >> thank you. john michaelson. proposing a new idea and the possibility
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i just came from queen's new york and visited a hurricane victims. but don't have any jobs they're helping their neighbors clean-air yard every saturday, exposing themselves to all kinds of things and doing at because they want to do something for their community. i am compelled to say my goodness, if these people are willing to risk their lives, what can i do to help them? >> thank you. you have given me a perfect segue. i would like to pull the thread of proposing a new idea and the possibility of getting up and running out the bad stuff. one of the things women tend to do is dismiss ourselves. we dispose of our ideas if of the pressures that come in power and say i'm sorry. could you talk about that were times when you faced that where you -- where does that come from? how would you instruct other women to not dismiss their ideas? be >> it depends on the circumstance. but i draw my past experience. knowing i'm making a decision that's not going to sit well with other people or they may not agree with that, based on my knowledge, i will keep with i
i just came from queen's new york and visited a hurricane victims. but don't have any jobs they're helping their neighbors clean-air yard every saturday, exposing themselves to all kinds of things and doing at because they want to do something for their community. i am compelled to say my goodness, if these people are willing to risk their lives, what can i do to help them? >> thank you. you have given me a perfect segue. i would like to pull the thread of proposing a new idea and the...
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you could be pushed up against a deduction if you live in new york. if you live in new york and have high state and local taxes, if congress moves forward with a deduction cap, you could go right up to that cap. host: 24% of those were claiming the earned income tax credits. 13% climb in the child tax credit. these credits, you can use them simultaneously. guest: some of these are refundable which means you get money back even if your tax bill is zero. whatever the refundable amount is, you get to take home. host: we will go to ray in atlanta, georgia. caller: how much will an individual or can an individual receive who has two children in a single-parent household? what is the maximum amount of money they receive back in the form of tax credits? once you look at that and if there at that dollar level, we're finding their children for free and reduced lunch and i assume adding some additional money for their housing. what is the maximum amount of money a person can receive? guest: i do not think there is an easy number 2.2. so one can receive $50,000
you could be pushed up against a deduction if you live in new york. if you live in new york and have high state and local taxes, if congress moves forward with a deduction cap, you could go right up to that cap. host: 24% of those were claiming the earned income tax credits. 13% climb in the child tax credit. these credits, you can use them simultaneously. guest: some of these are refundable which means you get money back even if your tax bill is zero. whatever the refundable amount is, you get...
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this is more than a new york issue or a new york need. this is a national issue, it is a national need and we're going to need help from the federal government to help us rebuild the m.t.a. thank you very much for this opportunity and look forward to questions later. [indiscernbile] it is not a tristate thing. it threads through our attire -- entire economy. the executive director of the port authority of new york and new jersey, we will hear from you about the efforts to recover from damage to the authority's tunnels, trains, airports, and port. i will take a moment to remind you that i was a commissioner of the port authority before i came here. actually, i was driven -- my interest here as a result of that traffic of the company that i was running was a very large company, and we had vehicles crossing the river, and it took longer and longer and longer to get to the destination, and were it not for the technology that now you see runs rampant through our lives, we never could have done it. the situation in the new york region is really
this is more than a new york issue or a new york need. this is a national issue, it is a national need and we're going to need help from the federal government to help us rebuild the m.t.a. thank you very much for this opportunity and look forward to questions later. [indiscernbile] it is not a tristate thing. it threads through our attire -- entire economy. the executive director of the port authority of new york and new jersey, we will hear from you about the efforts to recover from damage to...
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murphy: i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. engel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i have been to newtown, connecticut, and it's less than an hour's drive from my congressional district. we mourn all the people who lost their lives on friday, including 20 elementary school children and six educators. over the past few years, we have seen innocent lives lost to gun violence in a supermarket parking lot in arizona, a movie theater in colorado, an army base in texas, a college campus in virginia and now an elementary school in connecticut. the weapons have spawned these tragedies and long past time that we control them. the second amendment guarantees the right to bear arms but does not guarantee an absolute right to military-style, high caliber, semi-automatic, combat-assault rifles with high capacity magazines to anybody who wants them. it just does not and must not let interest groups persuade us otherwise. we need restrictions and sensible gun control legislation. we need them here and we
murphy: i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. engel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i have been to newtown, connecticut, and it's less than an hour's drive from my congressional district. we mourn all the people who lost their lives on friday, including 20 elementary school children and six educators. over the past few years, we have seen innocent lives lost to gun violence in a supermarket parking lot in arizona, a movie theater in colorado,...
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i was handing out leaflets on the street corner in new york. some woman thought this was soberly cute -- was really cute and she asked me why. i made the case against his opponent. she said, that is so cute. she hands me a box of -- zero white box with strain. i ticket back to the liberal party headquarters. there were all these doughnuts and a wad of $10 bills. one of my early lessons you can keep the doughnuts. >> obama campaign strategist david axelrod on his life and journalism and politics. at 10:45, the groin that in the white house -- growing up in the white house. >> george will spoke recently at washington university in st. louis about the role of religion and politics. the speech was hosted by the forth sity's john dan center. >> finally, it is my honor to introduce senator john danforth, who will introduce mr. will. the senator is a partner with the law firm. he graduated with honors from princeton university, where he majored in religion. he received a bachelor of divinity degree from yale divinity school and a bachelor of laws degr
i was handing out leaflets on the street corner in new york. some woman thought this was soberly cute -- was really cute and she asked me why. i made the case against his opponent. she said, that is so cute. she hands me a box of -- zero white box with strain. i ticket back to the liberal party headquarters. there were all these doughnuts and a wad of $10 bills. one of my early lessons you can keep the doughnuts. >> obama campaign strategist david axelrod on his life and journalism and...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, at midnight tonight the budget control act of 2011 and sequestration will trigger spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years, including $109 billion in 2013. the $8.24 billion in domestic spending cuts, funding the national cancer institute that supports clinical trials for new cancer treatment. if you're a patient at roswell park cancer treatment in buffalo and you're diagnosed with late-stage cancer, you don't have the luxury of time that these cuts demand. that's what sequestration means to cancer patients in buffalo and throughout the nation. the $55 billion cut in defense spending, what does it mean to my community in buffalo, new york. a leader in motion control technology, with a thriving defense unit, a $2.5 billion company that employs 8,400 people, takes a major hit. that's >> i encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to spend last time and instead pass
for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, at midnight tonight the budget control act of 2011 and sequestration will trigger spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years, including $109 billion in 2013. the $8.24 billion in domestic spending cuts, funding the national cancer institute that supports clinical trials for new cancer treatment. if you're a patient at...
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eastern. >> we are at the new york state museum. this is art gallery dedicated to the history of this september 11 attacks on the world trade center. it is a gallery to tell the story about the first moments of the attack using objects and photographs from the world trade center site. we put this in a place where the public can touch it. it gives a tangible experience. this is a piece of steel from the north tower. this is a dramatically damaged piece of steel. you can see the opening scene where the windows would have been. this metal strip on the front of the building. every piece marks which side of the building it is on, so we research that. it actually has shocked numbers -- chalk numbers. it also has numbers on the field that correspond to that. >> we look behind the scenes at the history of albany, and sunday at 5:00 p.m. on american tv.tory t >> president obama is warning the syrian president assad that there would be consequences if he were to use chemical weapons on his own people. this marks 20 years since russia and the
eastern. >> we are at the new york state museum. this is art gallery dedicated to the history of this september 11 attacks on the world trade center. it is a gallery to tell the story about the first moments of the attack using objects and photographs from the world trade center site. we put this in a place where the public can touch it. it gives a tangible experience. this is a piece of steel from the north tower. this is a dramatically damaged piece of steel. you can see the opening...
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seven years ago, it was a bankrupt factory in upstate new york. >> the impact more broadly is pretty significant. >> you talk about how countries around the world are trying to copy that secret sauce of america's innovative society. do any of you see any indication that the united , from its great research universities or to people who want to start companies, that the united states has lost any of this appeal? >> absolutely. the university may be different, but as it relates to the entrepreneur ship and creating companies, absolutely. that is not to say that we do not have a lot of things going for us. to suggest that there is not robust entrepreneurial ecosystem developing in many different countries is just not accurate. one fact that should be scary is that there is a venture firm, xcel partners, that back facebook -- all of their venture investors were silicon valley. now they have more venture investors in china than they do in silicon valley 10 years later. why did they do that? they believed the opportunity is there -- opportunities there
seven years ago, it was a bankrupt factory in upstate new york. >> the impact more broadly is pretty significant. >> you talk about how countries around the world are trying to copy that secret sauce of america's innovative society. do any of you see any indication that the united , from its great research universities or to people who want to start companies, that the united states has lost any of this appeal? >> absolutely. the university may be different, but as it relates...
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host: the next caller is from new york, the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call and thank you, c-span. i am a widow and at this time my daughter in law and my granddaughter -- i have been supporting them since july of this year. rent, all of the expenses, going to school, etc. would i be able to claim them this year on my taxes? i do not make a big income. i was inquiring if i could claim them or not. guest: i am not giving you any tax advice. i really cannot do that. being able to claim your daughter and your grandchild as a dependent on your taxes depends on a lot of different things, and one of them is are they providing -- are you providing more than half of your support for them? are they living with you? another thing you would need to look at is your daughter making and the income whatsoever even if it is a small job that she has on the side or a part-time job. that would probably make her ineligible to be claimed by you. the irs instructions are very good. you can go online and get last year's instructions because the rules ar
host: the next caller is from new york, the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call and thank you, c-span. i am a widow and at this time my daughter in law and my granddaughter -- i have been supporting them since july of this year. rent, all of the expenses, going to school, etc. would i be able to claim them this year on my taxes? i do not make a big income. i was inquiring if i could claim them or not. guest: i am not giving you any tax advice. i...
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wilson someone suffering in new york. there has been so much hardship, heartbreak -- this is a good step in the right direction of beginning to meet the needs of new yorkers. new york families and business owners. this is a very important for step because it will allow the money for homes to start to be rebuilt. it will also allow small businesses to get access to capital to start building businesses again. everytime we have seen a disaster in this country, we all rallied to that part of the country. that is what we have asked our colleagues to do it again. this is a strong bipartisan vote. 12 republicans have joined us of in this bill. as sends a strong signal to the house of representatives and that this is a bipartisan piece of legislation that represents what is the best in america. we will always stand next to those odd and joe need. either have a vote on this bill, let the house members father congress and know they can do what is right and stand by those who are suffering greatly. quirks i want to think some people
wilson someone suffering in new york. there has been so much hardship, heartbreak -- this is a good step in the right direction of beginning to meet the needs of new yorkers. new york families and business owners. this is a very important for step because it will allow the money for homes to start to be rebuilt. it will also allow small businesses to get access to capital to start building businesses again. everytime we have seen a disaster in this country, we all rallied to that part of the...